2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 6,559 people earned their degree in radio and television, making the major the 131st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 557 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in radio and television. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in radio and television.
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Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region”.
Top 23 Most Focused Colleges for Radio & Television in the Southeast Region
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Media School landed the #1 spot on the list. Miami Media School is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 50 ’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Miami Media School
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida-Online. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s TV degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Florida-Online Radio & Television Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elon University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region. Elon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elon, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Elon University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Montevallo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region. Montevallo is a small school located in Montevallo, Alabama that handed out 10 ’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Montevallo Radio & Television Report
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Appalachian State University is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Radio & Television at Appalachian State University
University of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 167 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UF Radio & Television Report
Troy University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region ranking. TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s TV degrees to qualified students.
Full TROY Radio & Television Report
University of Kentucky came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 40 ’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio & Television at University of Kentucky
With a ranking of #9, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified ’s TV students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Radio & Television at Eastern
Southeastern University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southeastern University is a medium-sized school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 6 ’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeastern University Radio & Television Report
With a ranking of #11, Murray State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region list. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s TV degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Murray State
Western Kentucky University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified ’s TV students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Radio & Television at WKU
University of Central Florida landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 67 ’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full University of Central Florida Radio & Television Report
Barry University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Barry University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Barry University
John Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. John Brown University is a small school located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas that handed out 1 ’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full John Brown University Radio & Television Report
With a ranking of #16, Campbell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region list. Campbell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Campbell
Itawamba Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fulton, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s TV students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Radio & Television at Itawamba Community College
Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Savannah College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio & Television at SCAD
With a ranking of #19, Campbellsville University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region list. Campbellsville, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s TV degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Campbellsville University
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s TV degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Radio & Television at A-State
With a ranking of #21, Coahoma Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region list. Coahoma Community College is a small school located in Clarksdale, Mississippi that handed out 0 ’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Radio & Television at Coahoma Community College
Bob Jones University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region list. Bob Jones University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s TV degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Bob Jones University
The University of Alabama landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on TV Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s TV degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Alabama Radio & Television Report
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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